Imo,you should instead spend your time searching for a local hands on framing carpenter with referances from previous remods and additions. Be fair and pay for consultation time and drawing assistance. Here's why I don't like your present appraoch. 1927 construction practices were all over the board with few if any codes to be met depending on location. In order for you to render sketches from which informed people could make solid reccomendations,you would need to be skilled in construction. If you were skilled in construction,you would know as much if not more than anyone working for free on the net. This is truly one of those cases where you get what you pay for and free doesn't buy much in today's market.

You can't afford the addition if you can't afford to plan it properly. Proper planning saves money in the long run. When you've got a 200K+ project happening, not getting professional design advice is just short sighted. Cost vs Value

We are a few steps farther along with a similar project and we considered Raising our bungalow's roof and changing the stairs to the attic.. Our house is 1919 and is pretty much original.

What is under the stairs that you'll have to alter? To get the stairs to code, the run of the staircase will be lengthened and the riser/ depth of each step will change with the result that the ceiling below the stairs will need to be lowered. In our case, we chose not to change that ceiling.

In addition, the doorway to our stairs is too narrow. Although the door functions properly, the stairs start turning upward on the second step. Our building dept would force us to expand the size of the doorway so that firemen could get in and up the stairs in the event of fire. Each step isn't wide enough. Code also required that we have to smooth out the turn and that meant we'd have to have 2 steps created in our dining room, the room the stairs start from.

To get all the particular measurements identified, we worked with an architect because we were talking inches and building code. We had another project that was being considered as well. Thus, using an architect who included all in his work. we're doing the other part of the project. However, we're leaving our attic stairs they have been for the last 95 yrs

There is absolutely nothing wrong with 1919 building practices IMO. I'll take an old house over some flimsy subdivision home any day.

My hope is to give someone a scale drawing of my current house and lot
along with the proposed addition and get some very basic advice on how
things should lay out or where they should go from a design standpoint.
Any suggestions?

Yes. Post the scale drawing and proposed addition here, and we can walk you through the design. And likely comment on feasibility and relative cost of the options. Once you've got the details fleshed out, you can hire a draftsperson to draw it up for permits/construction.

How tight is your budget? A 2-story addition is no small matter.

Thanks for the input. Just some more background, I will have a lot of help as my dad is a licensed contractor and has been building homes for years. But he is busy with his own project(s), and I wanted to make this project my own, which is why I sought the advice. He's in the middle of remodeling his own house and also works as a firefighter, so my issues won't be on his radar for some time. Of course he can advise on some of these issues, but I was looking for someone with more of an architectural-design bend to give me some good insights on scale, spacing, layout, etc, especially because I know how important maximizing and making efficient use of space can be to a small home. It can make a world of difference in the feel and livability. My dad is an excellent carpenter and finish carpenter and handles plumbing and electrical work too. For his own home remodel/addition he did his own re-design/layout and then worked with his draftsman/engineer to arrive at the final plans. I'm hoping to do the same but wanted to take this step first to get an idea of what to take to them (and have sound reasons for my choices).

As for budget, given the equity I have in the home and neighboring home values, I want to keep the project between 75-100k total, if possible. There is some room for movement/error, but I think it is feasible. Again, once my father finishes his own project, I expect he will help me with a lot of the work, whether it is us doing it together or subbing it out to some of his guys. And I disagree with the implication above that if I dont have the money to hire an architect I dont have the money for the remodel. Just because you have money doesnt mean you need to spend it. You can plan a remodel without engaging an expensive architect. That is what I was hoping to do.

Precision Carpentry and weedyacres, thank you for your responses. I very much appreciate them and will get something up soon. I realize that this is no small task, but the upstairs is somewhat finished (no insulation and drywall), but there is a floor down and it has already been plumbed.

JMC101 the current stairs are really an afterthought. The aren't to code and I doubt they complied with code when they were originally put in. The prior homeowner squeezed them in between the front bedroom and bathroom, essentially taking over what was the front bedroom closet. I want to remove them from that location to create a real closet for the front bedroom and a linen closet in the hallway next to the bathroom. I'll post pics. I have a couple thoughts on where they could be moved, but again, that is sort of the intent behind my original post. Input on what others think is best.

Pics and drawings to come. Thanks again for everyone's help.

Still getting used to using this site. But I posted a few photos and some rough measurements of existing structures. It is from an old appraisal. This weekend I will get some more recent photos and scale drawings. Thanks.